Panoramic view of Circular Quay next to the Sydney Opera House:
- Yunluo had seen an old map of Sydney and knew that this was the estuary of a river that flowed into Sydney Bay. Now the river has been filled up and has become part of Sydney's central business district with tall buildings. At the E Bridge, Yunluo and An Qingju found a building called WildlifeSydney. When they went in, they found that it was a wildlife museum in the downtown area. Yunluo and An Qingju just looked around the lobby.
But unexpectedly, we found a koala bear eating leaves from a eucalyptus tree in the lobby! You know, koala bears are only active for a few hours a day, and they sleep most of the time. It is very rare to see them eating leaves. Yunluo and An Qingju quickly took pictures! And this place is used by businesses for advertising, you can watch it for free!
This is a small koala in eastern Australia. It is different from the big koala that Yunluo and An Qingju saw in Perth. They are two different species of koalas.
Yunluo and An Qingjue had dinner at a KFC restaurant next to Sydney Town Hall Station, and then walked from Sydney Town Hall Station (Reet Street, but this end of the street was actually a small red-light district. (Although it was only about ten minutes' walk from the subway station to the Devere Hotel where Yunluo and An Qingjue were staying.
But they have two different feelings. The area where Yunluo and An Qingjue live has an elegant and romantic atmosphere, while the area near the subway exit has a more passionate feeling.)
But Yunluo and An Qingju found a travel agency here. In order to go to the famous "Blue Mountains" scenic area near Sydney, Yunluo and An Qingju bought a one-day tour of the Blue Mountains from Raveld. The specific reason for choosing this one-day tour of the Blue Mountains will be included in the introduction of the Blue Mountains tour tomorrow. Let's explain it in detail.
As usual, in the travel notes of the first day of arriving in this city, Yunluo introduced this city in detail:
Sydney is located on the southeast coast of Australia. It is the capital of New South Wales and the most densely populated city in Australia. The metropolitan area has a population of 4,575,532 (2011).
Sydney is the first European colonial settlement in Australia. It was founded in Sydney Cove in 1788 by Captain Arthur Phillip of the British First Fleet. Sydney was built around Port Jackson (including Sydney Harbour) and was once known as the "Harbour City". Sydney is Australia's largest financial center and a major international tourist destination.
It is famous for its beaches, opera house and harbour bridge. Sydney has also hosted many sporting events, including the 1938 Commonwealth Games, the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2003 Rugby World Cup. It is listed as a first-class world city by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (Australia).
A map of Sydney in 1789. The "cove" in the map is today's Sydney Cove. Australian Aboriginals have lived in the Sydney area for at least 30,000 years. When the First Fleet arrived in 1788, there were still 4,000-8,000 Aboriginal people living in the area. There are three different language families in the Sydney area, which can be deduced as dialects of smaller tribes.
The main language is Darug; the city's aboriginal people, Cadigal, speak a coastal dialect of Darug, as well as Dharawal and Guringai. The tribes have their own territories, and the location of their territories determines the amount of resources.
Although most tribal sites (such as shell middens) have been destroyed during urbanization, stone carvings still exist at several sites.
Since the British naval captain James Cook discovered Botany Bay in 1770, Europe has become interested in Australia.
Under the order of the British government, Arthur Phillip established a penal colony at Sydney Cove in Port Jackson in 1788. He named it after Thomas Townsend, Viscount Sydney, the British Home Secretary at the time, to celebrate Sydney's contribution in issuing a charter approving his establishment of a penal colony.
The cove on this old map of the Sydney area is Sydney Cove (Sydney Cove) west of the Sydney Opera House. This map shows north on the right and west on the top. The North Sydney coastline at that time was drawn very inaccurately, and there was no written location marking. Later, the Sydney Harbour Bridge connected the rocky area on the west corner of the bay with the north shore.
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In April 1789, an epidemic (said to be smallpox) killed many Aboriginal people in Sydney. Conservative estimates put the death toll at 500-1000 Aboriginal people in the area between Broken Bay and Botany Bay, with the Gulinkai and Darug tribes being infected. British colonization encountered strong resistance, especially from the warrior leader Pemulwuy.
Protests were launched in the area near Botany Bay. At the same time, conflicts often broke out near the Hawkesbury River. As a result, by 1820, there were only a few hundred Aboriginal people left in the Sydney area. Governor Macquarie further "civilized, Christianized and educated" the Aboriginals, making them leave the tribe.
Sydney had its initial development during Macquarie's tenure as Governor of New South Wales in 1796. Convicts built roads, bridges, docks and public buildings. By 1822, the city had banks, markets, well-developed thoroughfares and an institutionalized police agency.
The 1830s and 1840s were a period of urban development, such as the development of the first suburbs. Sydney entered a golden age of rapid development as ships began to pick up immigrants from the British Isles hoping to start a new life in a new country.
The first gold rush began in 1851, and people from all over the world flooded into Sydney's port. At the end of the 19th century, with the advent of steam-powered trams and railway systems, the city developed more rapidly. Due to the convenience brought by industrialization, Sydney's population expanded rapidly on the eve of the 20th century.
Sydney's population had already exceeded one million, but the Great Panic hit Sydney hard, and the completion of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932 was one of the major events of the period.
In the 20th century, Sydney continued to expand, with an influx of new immigrants from Europe and (later) Asia, adding to its international charm. Most Sydneysiders have ancestors from Britain and Ireland. Other immigrants include Italians, Greeks, Jews, Lebanese, South Africans, and South Asians.
(Including Indians, Sri Lankans and Pakistanis), Sudanese, Turks, Macedonians, Croatians, Serbs, South Americans (Brazilians, Chileans and Argentinians), Americans, Eastern Europeans (Czechs, Poles, Russians, Ukrainians and Hungarians)
Sydney image, taken by NASA's RS satellite. One third of Sydney's center is located on the south shore of the Upper Bay. Sydney is located in the coastal basin between the Tasman Sea in the east and the Blue Mountains in the west. Sydney has the world's largest natural harbor, Port Jackson.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
As well as more than 70 harbours and beaches, including the famous Bondi Beach. Sydney's urban area covers 1,687 square kilometres (651 square miles), an area similar to Greater London. The Sydney metropolitan area (Sydney Bureau of Statistics) covers 12,145 square kilometres (4,689 square miles), which effectively includes national parks and other undeveloped land.
Sydney occupies two geographical areas - Cumberland Plain and Hornsby Plateau. Cumberland Plain is a relatively flat, somewhat undulating area lying west and south of Port Jackson. Hornsby Plateau is a plateau north of the harbour.
At 200 metres (656 ft) above sea level, it is cut by wooded gullies. The oldest areas of Sydney are located in the flat areas. The Hornsby Plateau, known as the North Shore, has been relatively inaccessible due to its steep terrain and slow development. It was not until the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened in 1932, connecting the plateau to the city, that rapid development began.
Sydney has a humid subtropical climate with rainfall throughout the year. Sydney's weather is moderated by the proximity of the ocean, so the inland western suburbs are slightly more continental.
The warmest month is January, with temperatures in coastal areas ranging from 18.6°C to 25.8°C, and an average of 14.6 days per year with temperatures above 30°C. The highest temperature on record is 45.8°C, recorded on January 18, 2013, breaking the previous record of 45.3°C recorded on January 14, 1939, after a four-day nationwide heat wave. (To be continued.)